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World Service,20 May 2026,49 mins

China-Russia meeting

Newsday

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Hot on the heels of President Trump's visit to Beijing last week, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has met Xi Jinping at China's Great Hall of the People today. The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Replublic of Congo is continuing to spread. The World Health Organisation say cases could reach one thousand in the coming days. Crowds in north London partied into the night to celebrate Arsenal's first victory in the Premier League for twenty-two years. (Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Credit: Alexander Kazakov/Reuters).

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